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When AFL great Nicky Winmar faced the racist taunts of a 1993 crowd and declared ‘I'm black and I'm proud to be black’, Australian race relations made the headlines in a uniquely enduring way. Matthew Klugman and Gary Osmond's book Black and Proud tells the story of the iconic Winmar photo that has lost none of its potency 20 years later.

Science is not just about gadgets and technological solution. It is about interest and wonder; it is about stories.

As this inspiring book shows, Australian artists continue to make a significant contribution to this vibrant yet contentious art form.

Walk the streets, sit in the bars and mingle with the locals of one of the most infamous and misunderstood places in Australia.

Bill Garner says that the history of Australia can be told through a history of camping. 

Hilary Bell tells of the genesis of vibrant picture book Alphabetical Sydney, a collaboration with architect and illustrator Antonia Pesenti.

Ignoring Medicare at election time may make short-term political sense for the major political parties, but the intractable structural problem with Australia’s health insurance requires serious attention.

I believe that I was born to be a general surgeon. 

The tale of how the music of Beethoven acquired a unique Australian voice, through a series of recordings on a revolutionary, Australian-made grand piano that upended tradition and shook up the music establishment.

Australia’s dirtiest habit is its addiction to coal. In Big Coal, Guy Pearse, David McKnight and Bob Burton ask if our dependence on it is a road to prosperity or a dead end. Are we hooked for life? And who is profiting from our addiction? Ian Dunlop's foreword to the book, extracted here, introduces the issues.

The author of a groundbreaking book into Indonesia’s jihadi movement reflects on his journey.

  Once, if a newspaper or magazine wanted to sell extra copies, it would put a banner headline 'What Do Women Want?' on the front page. These days, the attention-grabber is 'Can Women Have It All?'